Category Archives: Learning

Insights From the International Project Management Day

I recently attended the International Project Management Day (IPM Day), which is hosted annually by the International Institute for Learning (IIL).  The event includes multiple live keynote speaker presentations, additional on demand webinars, discussions forums and more.  Various trending topics … Continue reading

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‘Tis the Season…To Learn Something New!

When autumn begins, I always feel like I should be going back to school, or at least learning new things. Helpfully, this coincides with the DFCI performance review period. Having a performance review with a manager provides the opportunity to develop … Continue reading

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Carpe Diem (don’t get hurt!)

If you’ve been around here long enough, you know that when it’s my turn to blog I am not shy to write about my latest puppy project or about various aspects of my cancer journey. Maybe I should get these … Continue reading

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How to Learn Any Language as an Adult

There is a myth about language learning in the United States, one that’s fascinated me for years. “You can’t become fluent,” is something I used to hear all the time. As a young and impressionable school kid, I believed it. … Continue reading

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Tis The Season

What season might that be?  Well, there is no debate, like the famous battle between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck doing their best to sway hunter Elmer Fudd between hunting seasons, it is full on shark season off the eastern … Continue reading

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What’s all this about AI?

Being a HIMSS conference attendee newbie, I only knew that HIMSS23 (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) promised 35,000 healthcare-related attendees from around the world, with education, discussion, and networking focused on improving the global health ecosystem with innovative health … Continue reading

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Simplified Way to Coordinate Swimming Laps

This year I made a New Year’s resolution to finally learn how to swim laps.  I have tried to learn in past years but have failed terribly.  I just couldn’t seem to get coordinated enough to make it down the … Continue reading

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If It Ain’t Broke

My husband and I were driving on the highway in our 2007 Ford Sport Trac.“Do you hear that?” he asked.A moment later, I heard an unsettling sound coming from the truck. We were 90 minutes into a 120-minute trek with … Continue reading

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A Light Bulb Moment

We see it in movies, cartoons, books, and sometimes with other people, but I am here to say, “light bulb” moments happen. I wouldn’t go as far to say it was an epiphany. This was more a complete change in … Continue reading

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Mask Up – For Warmth!

For about 3 years we have been inundated with information about the use of masks to fend off Covid and other illnesses.  Officials have utilized the trifecta of facts, fear, and force via public service announcements, warnings of impending illness, … Continue reading

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